Snowfall warning issued for BC Peace

Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the B.C. Peace Region. The full warning is below.

B.C. North Peace River
3:01 PM PST Wednesday 09 March 2011
Snowfall warning for
B.C. North Peace River issued

Snowfall accumulations of up to 10 cm are forecast for western sections of the Peace River region tonight.

A frontal system moving across the British Columbia interior will continue to bring snow to many regions tonight. Up to 10 cm of snow can be expected over the western sections of the Peace River region by Thursday morning. Additional snowfall accumulations of 5 to 10 cm can be expected over McGregor by late this evening and up to 20 cm can over the Elk Valley near Fernie by early Thursday morning.

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